Ovalau & the Lomaiviti Group
This stone shell was the South Pacific’s first Masonic lodge (1875). This was once Levuka’s only Romanesque building, but it was burnt to a husk in the…
Must-see attractions in Ovalau & the Lomaiviti Group
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Ovalau & the Lomaiviti Group
The Marist Convent School (1882) was a girls school opened by Catholic missionaries and run by nuns, but is now a lively co-ed primary school. It was…
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Ovalau & the Lomaiviti Group
The site of Levuka's original Pigeon Post, marked by a nondescript drinking fountain in the centre of the road. From the timber loft that stood here,…
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Ovalau & the Lomaiviti Group
Sacred Heart Church dates from 1858. The clock strikes each hour twice, with a minute in between. Locals say the first strike is an alarm to warn people…
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Ovalau & the Lomaiviti Group
The 1868 former Morris Hedstrom (MH) trading store is the original MH store in Fiji. Behind its restored facade are the Levuka Community Centre, a library…
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Ovalau & the Lomaiviti Group
Tidy little Levuka village, once the home of Tui (Chief) Cakobau, is 200m further north. In the cemetery next to the village's Methodist Church, is the…
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Ovalau & the Lomaiviti Group
In the cemetery next to the village’s Methodist Church is the grave of former American consul John Brown Williams. It was his claim for financial…
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Ovalau & the Lomaiviti Group
There are many old colonial homes on Levuka's hillsides, and the romantically named 199 Steps of Mission Hill are worth climbing for the fantastic view –…
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Ovalau & the Lomaiviti Group
The former town hall (1901) is built in typical British colonial style (although not to celebrate Queen Victoria’s silver jubilee as is commonly thought),…
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Ovalau & the Lomaiviti Group
Fiji Museum offers a fascinating, if chaotically organised, glimpse of old Levuka, through its wonderfully atmospheric displays.
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Ovalau & the Lomaiviti Group
Levuka's Anglican Church of the Holy Redeemer (1904) is notable for its colourful stained-glass and altar of yaka and dakua wood.
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Ovalau & the Lomaiviti Group
The little weatherboard building on the corner of Garner Jones Rd and Totoga Lane was Levuka’s original police station (1874)
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Ovalau & the Lomaiviti Group
This site has a memorial to locals who fought and died in WWI and WWII.
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Ovalau & the Lomaiviti Group
Imposing hill, once used for target practice by the British navy.
